On 1 August 2019, Elgin Energy was granted planning permission for Wauntysswg, a 30MW solar farm in South East Wales. Due to the size of the project, the planning application was determined by the Welsh Ministers under the new Development of National Significance (DNS) policy. This is the first renewable project and solar farm to be granted … Read more
Waterford Council has approved planning for one of the country’s largest solar farms in a scenic region of mid- Waterford. Dublin-based Highfield Solar Ltd had sought 10-year permission for a development across four distinct land sections, spanning 270 acres in the county’s Copper Coast region. Permission was granted with 22 conditions.
Statkraft has acquired Irish solar projects of a combined capacity of 320MW from UK developer JBM Solar for an undisclosed sum. The projects are at an advanced stage of development and several will participate in upcoming Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auctions, the Norwegian company said. The acquisitions add to Statkraft’s existing portfolio of 1.25GW of … Read more
Former Bord Gáis chief John Mullins’s renewable energy business Amarenco is pressing ahead with plans to build 11 solar farms here. The proposals had been on hold pending the outcome of Government deliberations on a subsidy scheme for renewable electricity. The scheme was published earlier this week, and on foot of the details in it … Read more
BNRG Renewables has begun construction of a portfolio of 10 solar photovoltaic projects totalling 35 Megawatts (MW) in the US state of Oregon. It represents the delivery of the first batch of US projects the company has been developing since 2016. The projects have secured a 20-year power purchase agreement with local utility Portland General … Read more
Elgin Energy has received planning permission for a 4MW project in Portarlington, Co. Offaly. The project will connect to the local Portarlington 38kV substation. As part of the planning process, negotiations with Irish Rail were carried out to secure rights to cross the railway line with a MV cable. We have also secured grid consents … Read more
Irish solar company BNRG Renewables has begun construction of a portfolio of 10 solar photovoltaic projects totalling 35 Megawatts (MW) in the US state of Oregon. It represents the delivery of the first batch of US projects the company has been developing since 2016. The projects have secured a 20-year power purchase agreement with local … Read more
In a year where commercial scale rooftop market growth has not met expectations, we are delighted to announce our success with our second project for the Defence Forces. In 2017 we completed 90 kWp on Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin. We started 2018 with an order for 165 kWp from the Defence Forces for Custume … Read more
On 24th April, Entrust Planning Consultants received planning permission for the largest solar farm granted permission by An Bord Pleanala to date. The 143.6 acre 25 MW solar farm is located near Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. The project was initially granted permission by Tipperary County Council but was appealed by a third party.
Elgin Energy has received planning permission for a 50 MW solar PV project at Milltown Airfield near Elgin in Moray. This is the largest consented solar PV project in Scotland to date. Permission granted for largest solar farm in Scotland Developer Elgin Energy consented for 50 MW project at Milltown Airfield Elgin Energy has received … Read more